<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:46:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ethan.bode/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Manipulation of Interest Rates Destabilizes the Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[While manipulation of interest rates APPEARS to stimulate the economy in the short term it actually creates malinvestment that destabilizes the economy in the long term. This works to the advantage of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/interest/@ethan.bode/how-manipulation-of-interest-rates-destabilizes-the-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/interest/@ethan.bode/how-manipulation-of-interest-rates-destabilizes-the-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[interest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.bode]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYpRhHza12fxnVF1ebjnoukjUUxdqJtKzUtXyJPfXZZgDNaziQV5iLVzPTJfaxYMb5WEw86vhSag6kNi3GjHWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Proper Explanation of the Political Spectrum]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am shocked when the tag extreme or far right wing is applied to certain groups. In truth, it is anarchists who occupy the extreme right wing of the political spectrum. The difference between those on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ethan.bode/a-proper-explanation-of-the-political-spectrum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/socialism/@ethan.bode/a-proper-explanation-of-the-political-spectrum</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.bode]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv1eesMVZGY1ZFNqhVVhoRFFFuDWAQN4UrwZ1JFbcBkKAo47brHH7nEQM12FXcjtqqzmcmFWqyRbXggMRJkSAmAGKpUnrjJwFBoMpqk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Opioid Crisis:  Made by Government]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent years, in the press and legislatures of every level, there has been a lot of talk about the opioid crisis. However, this so called "crisis" was made by government. Further government]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drugs/@ethan.bode/the-opioid-crisis-made-by-government</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drugs/@ethan.bode/the-opioid-crisis-made-by-government</guid><category><![CDATA[drugs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ethan.bode]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvTxvgSWabkgYj8M2Lgpv6FWvxJXpLcxAEFDQWLWhK579xFb21Cge1jW1moCG48AqcAahn55Ut6ppqxK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>